A new approach to improving healthcare personnel influenza immunization programs: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates remain sub-optimal. Following multiple studies and expert consultations, the "Successful Influenza Immunization Programs for Healthcare Personnel: A Guide for Program Planners" was produced. This trial assessed the impact of the Guide with facilitation in improving healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates in Canadian healthcare organizations.

Descriptive study of shared decision making about lifestyle modifications with individuals who have psychiatric disabilities.

Background: Shared decision making (SDM) is a process of active participation by clients with practitioners in weighing the risks and benefits of treatments. It has not been extended to decisions about making lifestyle modifications.

Objective: Describe how frequently health lifestyle behaviors are addressed in 15- to 20-minute medicine clinic visits with individuals who have psychiatric disabilities and how often SDM is used in reaching decisions.

The role of the medical science liaison in industry.

Health care vendors (ie, industry) can be credited with developing products and medications that improve perioperative clinician and patient safety. The role of the medical science liaison in industry is to provide education about these products and facilitate research partnerships between clinicians and industry that can result in new products and innovations.